{"year":"2015","date_published":"2015-09-14T00:00:00Z","abstract":[{"text":"Across-nation differences in the mean values for complex traits are common1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, but the reasons for these differences are unknown. Here we find that many independent loci contribute to population genetic differences in height and body mass index (BMI) in 9,416 individuals across 14 European countries. Using discovery data on over 250,000 individuals and unbiased effect size estimates from 17,500 sibling pairs, we estimate that 24% (95% credible interval (CI) = 9%, 41%) and 8% (95% CI = 4%, 16%) of the captured additive genetic variance for height and BMI, respectively, reflect population genetic differences. Population genetic divergence differed significantly from that in a null model (height, P < 3.94 × 10−8; BMI, P < 5.95 × 10−4), and we find an among-population genetic correlation for tall and slender individuals (r = −0.80, 95% CI = −0.95, −0.60), consistent with correlated selection for both phenotypes. Observed differences in height among populations reflected the predicted genetic means (r = 0.51; P < 0.001), but environmental differences across Europe masked genetic differentiation for BMI (P < 0.58).","lang":"eng"}],"quality_controlled":"1","status":"public","day":"14","extern":"1","doi":"10.1038/ng.3401","publication":"Nature Genetics","oa_version":"None","issue":"11","citation":{"apa":"Robinson, M. R., Hemani, G., Medina-Gomez, C., Mezzavilla, M., Esko, T., Shakhbazov, K., … Visscher, P. M. (2015). Population genetic differentiation of height and body mass index across Europe. Nature Genetics. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3401","ieee":"M. R. Robinson et al., “Population genetic differentiation of height and body mass index across Europe,” Nature Genetics, vol. 47, no. 11. Springer Nature, pp. 1357–1362, 2015.","short":"M.R. Robinson, G. Hemani, C. Medina-Gomez, M. Mezzavilla, T. Esko, K. Shakhbazov, J.E. Powell, A. Vinkhuyzen, S.I. Berndt, S. Gustafsson, A.E. Justice, B. Kahali, A.E. Locke, T.H. Pers, S. Vedantam, A.R. Wood, W. van Rheenen, O.A. Andreassen, P. Gasparini, A. Metspalu, L.H. van den Berg, J.H. Veldink, F. Rivadeneira, T.M. Werge, G.R. Abecasis, D.I. Boomsma, D.I. Chasman, E.J.C. de Geus, T.M. Frayling, J.N. Hirschhorn, J.J. Hottenga, E. Ingelsson, R.J.F. Loos, P.K.E. Magnusson, N.G. Martin, G.W. Montgomery, K.E. North, N.L. Pedersen, T.D. Spector, E.K. Speliotes, M.E. Goddard, J. Yang, P.M. Visscher, Nature Genetics 47 (2015) 1357–1362.","ista":"Robinson MR, Hemani G, Medina-Gomez C, Mezzavilla M, Esko T, Shakhbazov K, Powell JE, Vinkhuyzen A, Berndt SI, Gustafsson S, Justice AE, Kahali B, Locke AE, Pers TH, Vedantam S, Wood AR, van Rheenen W, Andreassen OA, Gasparini P, Metspalu A, Berg LH van den, Veldink JH, Rivadeneira F, Werge TM, Abecasis GR, Boomsma DI, Chasman DI, de Geus EJC, Frayling TM, Hirschhorn JN, Hottenga JJ, Ingelsson E, Loos RJF, Magnusson PKE, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, North KE, Pedersen NL, Spector TD, Speliotes EK, Goddard ME, Yang J, Visscher PM. 2015. Population genetic differentiation of height and body mass index across Europe. Nature Genetics. 47(11), 1357–1362.","chicago":"Robinson, Matthew Richard, Gibran Hemani, Carolina Medina-Gomez, Massimo Mezzavilla, Tonu Esko, Konstantin Shakhbazov, Joseph E Powell, et al. “Population Genetic Differentiation of Height and Body Mass Index across Europe.” Nature Genetics. Springer Nature, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3401.","ama":"Robinson MR, Hemani G, Medina-Gomez C, et al. Population genetic differentiation of height and body mass index across Europe. Nature Genetics. 2015;47(11):1357-1362. doi:10.1038/ng.3401","mla":"Robinson, Matthew Richard, et al. “Population Genetic Differentiation of Height and Body Mass Index across Europe.” Nature Genetics, vol. 47, no. 11, Springer Nature, 2015, pp. 1357–62, doi:10.1038/ng.3401."},"article_type":"original","title":"Population genetic differentiation of height and body mass index across Europe","date_created":"2020-04-30T10:58:23Z","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_processing_charge":"No","author":[{"first_name":"Matthew Richard","full_name":"Robinson, Matthew Richard","id":"E5D42276-F5DA-11E9-8E24-6303E6697425","orcid":"0000-0001-8982-8813","last_name":"Robinson"},{"last_name":"Hemani","first_name":"Gibran","full_name":"Hemani, Gibran"},{"full_name":"Medina-Gomez, Carolina","first_name":"Carolina","last_name":"Medina-Gomez"},{"last_name":"Mezzavilla","full_name":"Mezzavilla, Massimo","first_name":"Massimo"},{"last_name":"Esko","full_name":"Esko, Tonu","first_name":"Tonu"},{"last_name":"Shakhbazov","first_name":"Konstantin","full_name":"Shakhbazov, Konstantin"},{"first_name":"Joseph E","full_name":"Powell, Joseph E","last_name":"Powell"},{"full_name":"Vinkhuyzen, Anna","first_name":"Anna","last_name":"Vinkhuyzen"},{"first_name":"Sonja I","full_name":"Berndt, Sonja I","last_name":"Berndt"},{"first_name":"Stefan","full_name":"Gustafsson, Stefan","last_name":"Gustafsson"},{"full_name":"Justice, Anne E","first_name":"Anne E","last_name":"Justice"},{"full_name":"Kahali, Bratati","first_name":"Bratati","last_name":"Kahali"},{"last_name":"Locke","first_name":"Adam E","full_name":"Locke, Adam E"},{"full_name":"Pers, Tune H","first_name":"Tune H","last_name":"Pers"},{"last_name":"Vedantam","full_name":"Vedantam, Sailaja","first_name":"Sailaja"},{"last_name":"Wood","first_name":"Andrew R","full_name":"Wood, Andrew R"},{"first_name":"Wouter","full_name":"van Rheenen, Wouter","last_name":"van Rheenen"},{"full_name":"Andreassen, Ole A","first_name":"Ole A","last_name":"Andreassen"},{"full_name":"Gasparini, Paolo","first_name":"Paolo","last_name":"Gasparini"},{"last_name":"Metspalu","full_name":"Metspalu, Andres","first_name":"Andres"},{"first_name":"Leonard H van den","full_name":"Berg, Leonard H van den","last_name":"Berg"},{"first_name":"Jan H","full_name":"Veldink, Jan H","last_name":"Veldink"},{"full_name":"Rivadeneira, Fernando","first_name":"Fernando","last_name":"Rivadeneira"},{"full_name":"Werge, Thomas M","first_name":"Thomas M","last_name":"Werge"},{"first_name":"Goncalo R","full_name":"Abecasis, Goncalo R","last_name":"Abecasis"},{"full_name":"Boomsma, Dorret I","first_name":"Dorret I","last_name":"Boomsma"},{"last_name":"Chasman","first_name":"Daniel I","full_name":"Chasman, Daniel I"},{"last_name":"de Geus","full_name":"de Geus, Eco J C","first_name":"Eco J C"},{"first_name":"Timothy M","full_name":"Frayling, Timothy M","last_name":"Frayling"},{"full_name":"Hirschhorn, Joel N","first_name":"Joel N","last_name":"Hirschhorn"},{"last_name":"Hottenga","first_name":"Jouke Jan","full_name":"Hottenga, Jouke Jan"},{"first_name":"Erik","full_name":"Ingelsson, Erik","last_name":"Ingelsson"},{"full_name":"Loos, Ruth J F","first_name":"Ruth J F","last_name":"Loos"},{"last_name":"Magnusson","first_name":"Patrik K E","full_name":"Magnusson, Patrik K E"},{"last_name":"Martin","full_name":"Martin, Nicholas G","first_name":"Nicholas G"},{"last_name":"Montgomery","first_name":"Grant W","full_name":"Montgomery, Grant W"},{"last_name":"North","full_name":"North, Kari E","first_name":"Kari E"},{"last_name":"Pedersen","first_name":"Nancy L","full_name":"Pedersen, Nancy L"},{"full_name":"Spector, Timothy D","first_name":"Timothy D","last_name":"Spector"},{"full_name":"Speliotes, Elizabeth K","first_name":"Elizabeth K","last_name":"Speliotes"},{"first_name":"Michael E","full_name":"Goddard, Michael E","last_name":"Goddard"},{"last_name":"Yang","full_name":"Yang, Jian","first_name":"Jian"},{"last_name":"Visscher","first_name":"Peter M","full_name":"Visscher, Peter M"}],"publication_status":"published","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","_id":"7742","month":"09","date_updated":"2021-01-12T08:15:13Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1061-4036","1546-1718"]},"publisher":"Springer Nature","volume":47,"page":"1357-1362","intvolume":" 47","type":"journal_article"}